Ash tray



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Nlrsoi SAMUEL KERZNER, Oft MALBN MESACEUSETTSV naar.y

.application alsa mama es, 1927. semi no. armoe.

, rihis invention relates to an ash/ tray and particularly to a type of tray utilized by smokers as a supporto for cigars and cigarettes and to receive the ashes therefrom.

The object of the invention is to provide a novelidevice of the character set forth, together with a mechanism for dumpmg the ashes through the bottom of the tray.

Plllhe invention consists in an ash tray as set forth in the` following specification and particularly as pointed out m the claims. thereof. I

Referring to the drawings Fig. l represents a plan'view of an` ash tray embodying my invention. l

Fig. 2 representsan end eleyation of the Fig the line 33 of Fig., l.

Fig. d is a detail vertical section taken on Like numerals refer to lilre arts throughout the severai views of the rawings. lln the drawings, 1 represents a body portion, preferably rectangular in form and having rests 2 for cigars or eigarettes lo cated at diagonally opposite corners thereof. rll`he body portion lf'has a rectangular opening 3 extending entirely therethrough, and

' at right angles to the axis of said pivots', andk pivotally mounted at l upon opposite s'des of said opening, adjacent to the bottom or" `said body portion, are a air of bottom members 5 which normally o ose said opening.

The bottom members 5 are separable at 6, midway between oostie sides of the body portion l, and the `aj'aoent edges of. said bottom7V members abut one against the other when said members are in their closed position. The pivot members t of each of the bottom members 5v are extended at one lend thereof to form arms 7, the latterbeing bent i the extremities of both of said arms are connected together by aspring 8, the latter act ing to pull the extremities ofthe arms toward each other and/hold the bottom memn bers in their normal or closed positions, at which time theupper surface of said bottom members willbe in engagement with the in.

clined lower edge of a rib 9 which is formed upon the under side of the ybody portionl.. 'lhe bottom members 5 are operated to dump ashes which are eonned within the body portion lzband which rest upon said bottom members, y a plunger l0 which isslid ably mounted upon said bodyiportion. The

. 3 is a 'detail vertical section haben on v lower end of the plunger l0 projects'into a grooye ll which is provided in the under surface of said body portion, and a rodl2 is rigidly fastened in said plunger and extends longitudinally within said groove, the oppof siteextremities thereof being positioned to engage vthe arms'7 of the pivots 4 when said plunger is pushed downwardly, thereby forcing the lower extremities of said arms apart against the tension of the spring 8, and causing the bottom members 5 to be opened l downwardly. tlhe diameter of the rod l2 is approximately the width of the'groove il,

said rod is confined within said groove during its vertical movement.

A shoulder 13 is formed upon the plunger l0, and a'spring'ld surrounds the" shouldered portion of saidV plunger and acts to raise the latter when pressure has been removed therefrom, thereby causing `said rality of legs 15 which are utilized when the tray rests upon a table, but preferably the tray'rests upon the top of a suitable recep table i6, which is vrepresented by dotted `lines lin lig. 2, and when sensed, the ashes when dumped drop into ysaid receptacle.

ll claim:

l 1. An ash tray having, in combination, a body portion, bottom members pivotally mounted upon opppsite sides thereof and separable therebetween, aplunger mounted in said body portion, and means fast tov said plunger and operatively connected to the pivots of said bottom members, whereby the latbody portion rovided with an opening en# ,ter may bev swung downwardlyto open the tending theret rough, bottom members pitre-iid@ and closing said opening, said bottom members` being separable midway between said sides, a plunger yieldingly mounted in said said'lbottom members, whereby the 4latter may be swung downwardly. a

3.-\n ash body portion, bottom `remembers mounted upon opposite sides thereor tiny having, in fcombination,l a, npivotally,

otally ymounted upon opposite sides thereof" mit noV

v`arable therebetween, the pivotof each bottom member having an arm at one end there of, a plunger yie dingly mounted in said body portionfand means fast to said plunger adapted to slidably engage said arms, whereby said body members may be swung downbody portion provided with a groove inthe. under side thereof, bottom members pivotal'-A 1y mounted upon o posite sides of said body memberI and separa e a ottoni members ivotaily .my'hand. therebetween, the piv- A25" ot of each bottommember having an arm 15647,'ooey at one end Lthereof a plunger yieldingly mounted in said body portion, means fast to said plunger and sitioned within said (groove adapted to shdably engage said arms, whereby said'bottom members may be swung downwardly to open the same, iand means to close said Abottom members. A

6. An ash tray having, in combination, va body portion provided with a groove in the under side thereof, bottom members pivotally `nmiunted upon opposite-sides of s/aid body member and separable therebetween, the pivot of eaohv bottom member having an arm at one end thereof, a plunger mounted lin said body portion, a rod fast to said plunger and positioned within said groove adapted to slidably engage said arms, whereby said bottom members may be'swung downwardly to op'en the same, means gto return lsaid plunger to its .normal position, and means toA close said bottom members. y

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set A KinzNna. 

